After everyone returned to Shrek Academy, Flander looked at Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong with extreme worry.
"Xiaogang, how is Erlong?"
Yu Xiaogang looked incredibly bitter: "Erlong fainted because she was overly worried, causing her mind and spirit to shatter."
"Right, Flander, what's the news outside now?"
Flander shook his head: "The situation outside is very bad. Mu Bai and Zhu Qing have already returned to the Star Luo Empire overnight. News just came that although the Star Luo Imperial Family has suppressed the Lower Four Sects over the years, unfortunately, all of the Lower Four Sects have defected to the Spirit Hall."
"Of course, although the Elephant Armor Sect has suffered heavy losses over the years, they have more than a thousand Soul Masters and have also secretly defected to the Spirit Hall."
Yu Xiaogang punched the wall, his fist covered in blood: "Damn it, the Spirit Hall is going too far. I didn't expect them to have gathered such a strong force so early. It seems their ambition has been brewing for a long time."
Flander quickly said: "Xiaogang, how is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family?"
Yu Xiaogang's eyes were filled with tears: "We were too late when we went back. Not a single person in the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family was spared. Everyone was killed. My father, as the Sect Leader, had three Soul Bones brutally stripped from his body, and even his corpse wasn't preserved."
Flander's expression became extremely serious upon hearing this: "It seems the situation is much more critical than we imagined. The Spirit Hall is ambitious and will likely take new actions next. Unfortunately, the Upper Three Sects are no longer what they used to be. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will probably struggle to stand alone."
Yu Xiaogang was a little confused: "Flander, what do you mean? What's the situation with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect now?"
Flander sighed: "I just received the news. The Spirit Hall sent ten thousand Soul Masters plus four Titled Douluo to attack the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. However, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect seemed to have suddenly received news before this and immediately took decisive measures to intercept the Spirit Hall Soul Masters outside the Sect."
"Immediately after, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect received assistance from the Breaking Clan, the Defense Clan, and the Peerless Dragon Snake Family, plus the Poison Douluo happened to be within their Sect."
"In addition, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had been hiding a Titled Douluo, Lin Gong, who was with Yang Xiong before. He actually broke through to Titled Douluo."
"And Niu Gao of the Breaking Clan and Dragon Duke Meng Shu of the Peerless Dragon Snake Family also broke through to the Titled Douluo level."
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect reacted extremely quickly, coupled with the assistance of multiple Titled Douluo, they instead surrounded and annihilated a large number of Spirit Hall Soul Masters. Conservatively estimated, the Spirit Hall's losses should be around six thousand people, plus the Spirit Hall lost two Titled Douluo. This time, the Spirit Hall's attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect probably backfired."
Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but swallow upon hearing this: "How is this possible? When did the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect have such strong power? When did they have so many Titled Douluo?"
Flander shook his head: "I'm not sure either. Originally, the Three Single Attribute Families and the Peerless Dragon Snake Family were said to only do business with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. I didn't expect them to lead over a thousand Soul Masters to fully assist the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at the critical moment. This is how they caught the Spirit Hall off guard with an inside-outside attack."
Yu Xiaogang was filled with indignation: "Damn it, why didn't anyone assist my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family? Why didn't the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family receive the news in advance? This shouldn't be!"
Flander clearly understood the nature of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family had always been known for its domineering nature and had been holed up within the family for years, rarely interfering in the affairs of the Soul Master world.
"Xiaogang, I'm not sure about that. It should have been discovered by the scouts the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect placed around their Sect. It's said that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect spends astronomical amounts on reconnaissance outside the Sect."
Yu Xiaogang fell silent upon hearing this. He knew the nature of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family better than anyone else, otherwise, he wouldn't have been driven out of the Sect in the first place.
In the Crown Prince Residence in Heaven Dou City.
Xue Qinghe was listening to the report from his subordinates, including the failure of the Spirit Hall's Soul Hunting Operation this time, the specific personnel losses, and the situation of the two Titled Douluo being killed.
Xue Qinghe's face was incredibly cold: "Good, very good! How did that woman arrange this? I even helped her cover up the news in advance, and yet she still suffered such a painful defeat. I think it's her incompetence as the Pope."
The black-clothed man below seemed a little trembling. He couldn't easily interfere with the matters of the Spirit Hall's higher-ups.
Xue Qinghe continued: "Now that this operation has failed, even Elder Serpent Spear and Elder Pufferfish by my side have fallen. Does that woman have any other arrangements? Could it be that the infiltration plan is just going to be shelved like this? Is no one going to protect my safety?"
The black-clothed man quickly said: "Your Highness, the Pope has already made arrangements. Two elders will come to protect Your Highness soon. However, the Pope has instructed that all of us from the Spirit Hall need to act cautiously recently to prevent the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family from taking desperate measures."
Xue Qinghe's expression eased a little: "I understand. Go tell that woman that this matter won't be settled so easily. I will personally find her when I return to Spirit City."
Within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Yang Xiong was currently in seclusion, recuperating and healing.
This battle against Demon Bear Douluo was the most heavily injured Yang Xiong had ever been. His entire body's bones felt as if they had been completely crushed, and every muscle and cell felt as if it had taken a heavy blow.
If Yang Xiong hadn't possessed the Sixth Soul Skill, Undying Body, he would have likely perished on the spot.
And the might of a Titled Douluo also exceeded Yang Xiong's imagination, especially Demon Bear Douluo, whose soul power reached level ninety-five, and whose strength was terrifyingly powerful.
In the past, Yang Xiong had only sparred with other Titled Douluo, never fighting with his life on the line like this time.
In fact, given the situation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at that time, there were quite a few people who could fight against Demon Bear Douluo, or rather, could restrain Demon Bear Douluo.
But Yang Xiong disregarded everyone's advice and fought Demon Bear Douluo alone. On one hand, he wanted to test his true strength and see how far he could push himself when fighting desperately.
On the other hand, he also wanted to put enough pressure on himself. Yang Xiong always felt that his cultivation had been too smooth in recent years, and he had never experienced a life-or-death battle.
In this battle with Demon Bear Douluo, Yang Xiong completely unleashed himself, basically pushing his strength to the limit, even using all his methods, plus the assistance of Ning Fengzhi and Oscar's Beyond the Limit Emerald Green Sausage.
After fighting with all his might, Yang Xiong finally discovered the difference between his body and his Martial Soul.
After undergoing the Blood River tempering in Slaughter City, he always felt that his body seemed to have undergone some kind of change, but he had never truly unleashed or understood it.
After this battle, Yang Xiong felt that he seemed to be becoming more and more bloodthirsty and violent, especially the Asura Body, which seemed to grow stronger the more he fought. Especially in the final move against Demon Bear Douluo, he clearly knew that he seemed to be much weaker than Demon Bear Douluo, but his entire body felt full of blood and even killing intent.
And the recovery ability of the Asura Body was even more terrifying. Even if it was crushed, it seemed to be able to recover as quickly as possible.
Bloodthirsty, killing intent, terrifying recovery ability, these seemed to be the true Asura Body.
Moreover, the Asura Body seemed to be even stronger than he had imagined, possessing a terrifying devouring ability. During the time Yang Xiong was in a coma, it was actually able to devour various energies in the air to recover itself as quickly as possible.
This also gave Yang Xiong new ideas for his Seventh Soul Ring. The power of the Seventh Soul Ring could be unprecedented at that time.
Especially Yang Xiong felt that if he obtained the Seventh Soul Ring, under the effect of the Martial Soul True Body, his domain would likely undergo a true qualitative change.
And the Seventh Soul Ring was what truly determined the direction of his path. Yang Xiong had always followed the path of Ultimate Strength, plus five elemental attributes.
Aside from the last Water attribute Soul Ring, the Seventh Soul Ring not only required extremely high quality in terms of strength, but was also quite special.
In just three days, Yang Xiong's body had completely recovered, and it even seemed that under the effect of the Asura Body, the three damaged Soul Bones on his body gradually recovered and even seemed to become stronger.
External Soul Bones have very strong growth potential, and their specific lifespan can be enhanced with cultivation. And after each damage, they seem to be reborn, and can even undergo significant improvements. Of course, the pain involved is also unimaginable, just like real bones breaking.
When Yang Xiong walked out of the room, Ning Rongrong directly pounced over and lay on Yang Xiong's body.
"Little Xiongzi, how are you? I heard you were seriously injured for the Sect. Is there anything wrong now?"
A rare trace of tenderness and joy appeared on Yang Xiong's face: "Rong Rong, I'm fine. This great battle was a very good test for me."
Ning Rongrong's face was extremely worried: "Little Xiongzi, I don't want you to risk your life like this. If something really happened to you, what would I do?"
Yang Xiong gently stroked Ning Rongrong's hair, a trace of attachment in his voice: "Rong Rong, I will definitely protect you and make you the happiest person in the world."
The two nestled together, poured out their hearts to each other, and then reluctantly separated.
However, when Yang Xiong arrived at the living room, he was met with Ning Fengzhi's half-smiling face, and also Bone Douluo's slightly darkened expression. Looking at Bone Douluo, it seemed as if his granddaughter had been abducted.
Yang Xiong quickly spoke: "Sect Leader, I've been recovering at home these past few days. How is the situation outside now?"
Ning Fengzhi's expression was a little serious: "Little Xiong, perhaps you are right. There is indeed a big problem within the Heaven Dou Imperial Family."
"And a major event happened in Heaven Dou City these past few days. Prince Xue Beng died, on the same day our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was attacked."
Yang Xiong's face immediately showed surprise: "Sect Leader, how is this possible? Shouldn't Prince Xue Beng be at Heaven Dou Royal Academy? There are three Soul Douluo there, so no one should be able to harm him, right?"
Ning Fengzhi sighed: "Heaven Dou Royal Academy is heavily guarded, and theoretically it should be very safe. Unfortunately, Xue Beng died inexplicably, and his death was very strange. Although on the surface it looks like excessive indulgence, after Uncle Bone's careful investigation, Xue Beng seems to have been poisoned by a Martial Soul, and this poison seems somewhat similar to the Pufferfish Douluo who attacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect that day."
Although Yang Xiong wasn't very concerned about Xue Beng's death, this matter was definitely not that simple. Moreover, Yang Xiong couldn't imagine that Xue Qinghe would use this time to commit murder. It seems that anyone who could act within Heaven Dou Royal Academy is definitely not an ordinary person.
"Sect Leader, are there any clues now, or are there any suspicious individuals?"
Ning Fengzhi shook his head: "There are absolutely no clues now. The three education committee members have already sealed off Heaven Dou Royal Academy and even investigated all the students, but unfortunately, they found nothing."
"To be able to silently eliminate Prince Xue Beng under the noses of those three Soul Douluo, and not even leave any clues, shows how long the perpetrator's plan was and how powerful their strength is."
Yang Xiong quickly said: "This isn't right. Spirit Hall attacked our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and simultaneously attacked Xue Beng. Even Spirit Hall shouldn't have that many experts."
"By the way, Sect Leader, how is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family doing now?"
Ning Fengzhi said helplessly: "When our people went to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family to deliver the message, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family had already been completely wiped out. Including Yu Yuanzhen, not a single person in the entire Sect survived."
"Now the entire Heaven Dou Empire is in a state of panic. I'm afraid the Soul Master world will fall into great chaos. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Spirit Hall made the move, but attacking on so many fronts is truly unimaginable."
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